Playbill has announced that Elf, the Will Ferrell comedy from a couple of years ago will be a stage musical pretty soon:

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A November workshop of Elf, under the direction of Casey Nicholaw... will have a book by Tony winners Thomas Meehan... and Bob Martin... and a score by Wedding Singer collaborators Matt Sklar and Chad Beguelin. Elf is hoping for a 2010 holiday debut.

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Sat Jun 20, 2009 10:58 am

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This is probably the best choice Broadway folk have made of recent movies to be adapted. It could make a heartwarming, yet quirky, holiday classic! It lends itself to music quite well, especially the main characters! I can't quite see New York City bursting into song and dance, but hey, it worked for Guys and Dolls, Annie, etc.

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Sat Jun 20, 2009 11:02 am

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Nettik wrote:

While I found the movie enjoyable, this feels like a "what other movies could we possibly put on the stage?" deal to me.